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The fact is when you are recording a good quality video you never go over a few minutes of recording. So usually it doesn't bother film makers too much. If you

The fact is when you are recording a good quality video you never go over a few minutes of recording. So usually it doesn't bother film makers too much. If you're recording a live opera it's a problem but then you usually have much higher quality gear without the limitations of a DSLR.

azangru 4y ago
What if you are recording a conference or a lecture? May easily go over 30 minutes; does not always need theatrical quality.
- blitzar 4y ago
  Use a $500 video camera rather than a $5,000 DSLR setup?
  - Retric 4y ago
    5,000$ DSLR’s take better video than $500 video cameras. So I think it’s just price discrimination. They want people to buy 50,000$ video cameras not 5,000$ DSLR’s.
    - canbus 4y ago
      $5000 DSLRs have huge APSC/Full frame sensors to try and cool... try and take a bulb mode shot on one and let me know if they let you past 30 minutes.
    - Springtime 4y ago
      Fwiw, Sony's current mid-to-high end a7 line of mirrorless cameras (eg: the a7 IV) don't have this video recording limit. They also handle long recordings fine assuming it's on a tripod and screen is in the flipped out position[1] (the link ran a capture at 4K/60fps for 3 hours before ending the test arbitrarily). [1] @2:50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9GHftTU7fE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9GHftTU7fE
- qbasic_forever 4y ago
  You probably want to consider live streaming the event which means using something with clean HDMI out or a USB webcam mode, along with a dedicated capture device/computer. At that point you can just dump a recording of any size to disk.
TexanFeller 4y ago
> The fact is when you are recording a good quality video you never go over a few minutes of recording I've made home sex tapes longer than 30 minutes, imagine stopping in the middle to start a new file on the camera! Or imagine someone filming the birth of their child and failing to capture it because the camera timed out at an inopportune moment.
- throwanem 4y ago
  > I've made home sex tapes longer than 30 minutes No need to brag.

azangru 4y ago

What if you are recording a conference or a lecture? May easily go over 30 minutes; does not always need theatrical quality.

blitzar 4y ago
Use a $500 video camera rather than a $5,000 DSLR setup?
- Retric 4y ago
  5,000$ DSLR’s take better video than $500 video cameras. So I think it’s just price discrimination. They want people to buy 50,000$ video cameras not 5,000$ DSLR’s.
  - canbus 4y ago
    $5000 DSLRs have huge APSC/Full frame sensors to try and cool... try and take a bulb mode shot on one and let me know if they let you past 30 minutes.
  - Springtime 4y ago
    Fwiw, Sony's current mid-to-high end a7 line of mirrorless cameras (eg: the a7 IV) don't have this video recording limit. They also handle long recordings fine assuming it's on a tripod and screen is in the flipped out position[1] (the link ran a capture at 4K/60fps for 3 hours before ending the test arbitrarily). [1] @2:50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9GHftTU7fE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9GHftTU7fE
qbasic_forever 4y ago
You probably want to consider live streaming the event which means using something with clean HDMI out or a USB webcam mode, along with a dedicated capture device/computer. At that point you can just dump a recording of any size to disk.

TexanFeller 4y ago

> The fact is when you are recording a good quality video you never go over a few minutes of recording I've made home sex tapes longer than 30 minutes, imagine stopping in the middle to start a new file on the camera! Or imagine someone filming the birth of their child and failing to capture it because the camera timed out at an inopportune moment.

throwanem 4y ago
> I've made home sex tapes longer than 30 minutes No need to brag.